Clermont is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2020 census. The name of the town is French for "Clear Mountain", in reference to the mountain views in the town. The town is in the southwestern corner of Columbia County, south of the city of Hudson.
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Clermont Academy is a historic school building located at Clermont in Columbia County, New York. It was built in 1834 and is a two-story, five bay frame building in the Federal style. It features a gable roof with centrally located octagonal cupola. It originally functioned as a private secondary school, but became a public school and community center in 1855.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located within the Clermont Civic Historic District, established in 2003.
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Clermont Civic Historic District is a national historic district located at Clermont in Columbia County, New York. The district includes one contributing building and one contributing site: the Clermont Town Hall and the Clermont Cemetery. Within the district boundaries, but listed separately are Clermont Academy and St. Luke's Church. The district unites the three buildings and cemetery.
The Clermont Town Hall is a modest Queen Anne–style building constructed in 1894. It is one and one half stories, with a high-pitched gable roof and set on a low stone foundation. The Clermont Cemetery was established about 1850 and is next to St. Luke's Church. It includes approximately 300 burials, mostly dated from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
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St. Luke's Church is a historic church on US 9 in Clermont, Columbia County, New York. It was built in 1857 and is a one-story, Gothic Revival style frame church with a steeply pitched gable roof and board and batten siding. It features a large open framed bell tower with a polygonal steeple and elaborate trim. The entry porch gable roof has a decorative bargeboard. It was designed by noted ecclesiastical architect Richard M. Upjohn. The church was decommissioned and was donated for town use in the 1970s.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located within the Clermont Civic Historic District, established in 2003.
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Thomas Brodhead House, also known as The Brick House, is a historic home located at Clermont in Columbia County, New York. The house was built about 1795 and is a two-story, three bay Federal style brick residence with a hipped roof. Also on the property is a brick smoke house.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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Old Parsonage is a historic church parsonage on Buckwheat Bridge Road in Clermont, Columbia County, New York. It was constructed in 1867 and is a two-story, three bay frame residence with a jerkinhead metal roof. It features a decorative sawn bargeboard in a picturesque cottage style. Also on the property are a garage and small well house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.